{"id":51202,"date":"2017-11-06T14:07:11","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T14:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/?p=4305\/"},"modified":"2017-11-06T14:07:11","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T14:07:11","slug":"how-do-i-temporarily-disable-my-instagram-account","status":"publish","type":"knowledge_base","link":"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/blog\/knowledge_base\/how-do-i-temporarily-disable-my-instagram-account\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I temporarily disable my Instagram account?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every once in a while, someone somewhere feels like they&#8217;ve had enough of social media. Instagram is no exception.<\/p>\n<p>If you might feel like you want to get away from social media for a while, Instagram has the solution for you. It&#8217;s sweet, simple and gets the job done.<\/p>\n<p>This solution is called <strong>&#8220;Temporarily Disabling Your Account&#8221;.<\/strong> Temporarily disabling your account will make your account hidden and you won&#8217;t be able to access your account, your messages or any of the other features Instagram offers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\" class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\"><span id=\"hs-cta-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\" class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\"><!-- [if lte IE 8]><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div>\n\n\n<![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/3842881\/b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"hs-cta-img-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\" class=\"hs-cta-img aligncenter\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/3842881\/b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f.png\" alt=\"Start analyzing\u00a0your Instagram performance\" \/><\/a><\/span><script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> hbspt.cta.load(3842881, 'b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f', {}); <\/script><\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><\/p>\n<h2>Here are the steps to <strong>Temporarily Disable Your Account<\/strong>:<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Log into your Instagram account from your mobile or desktop\/laptop <strong><strong><strong>from a browser. This will not work on the Instagram app, neither the mobile or desktop one.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Go to the <strong>&#8220;Edit Profile&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong>section of the account and then move down to the bottom right where you can see the\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Temporarily disable my account&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong>option.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4317\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/temporarily-disable-instagram-1-1024x637.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"679\" height=\"422\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Choose a reason to why you&#8217;re temporarily disabling your account and then re-type your password in order to complete the process. <strong>Be aware that you can only re-activate your account one week later only!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/temporarily-disable-instagram-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"668\" height=\"443\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once you want to re-activate your account, simply log back into the application or on the website and you will be done with the re-activation process. All posts, saved images, lists and messages should reappear normally and not cause you any problems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/knowledge-base\/what-happens-when-i-permanently-delete-my-instagram-account\/\">What happens when I permanently delete my Instagram account?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/knowledge-base\/delete-youtube-channel\/\">How do I delete my YouTube channel?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/knowledge-base\/how-do-i-delete-my-facebook-account\/\">How do I delete my Facebook account?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":51555,"template":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How do I temporarily disable my Instagram account? - Sotrender Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Every once in a while, someone somewhere feels like they&#039;ve had enough of social media. 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